Negozi di stampa 3D: L’hub di Milano batte anche New York
By Davide Sher Stanno spuntando qua e là in tutte le capitali mondiali. I negozi di stampa 3D, da curiosità, si stanno trasformando in qualcosa di molto più serio. In futuro ogni quartiere di ogni città potrebbe avere una sua «fabbrica locale» per soddisfare le esigenze specifiche degli abitanti, che, a quanto pare, sono molto più variegate di qua...
Italy is a leader in innovative agricultural machineries
The high ranking of Italian agricultural machineries sector on a European basis is due to two main factors: the cumulative value of industry sales and the significant investments towards the development of more environmental friendly machines. A study conducted by Symbola, a foundation fostering Italian quality, and Coldiretti, an organiza...
Italian property third most popular in the world
Italian property is now the third most popular in the world, according to TheMoveChannel.com. The property portal´s latest Top of the Props report reveals that Italy climbed two places to reach third in the April 2014 chart, receiving more enquiries than both Spain and Portugal. Italy´s real estate has enjoyed a strong start to the year. A...
How Italian wines are named
by McClatchy/Tribune "Italy is the most complex wine-growing region in the world," says Brian Larky, founder of Dalla Terra, an importer of Italian wines. "In California, you've got — what? — five, eight, 10 major growing regions," he says, "but in Italy you've got more grapes and more regions than anywhere else on the globe." A c...
Comitato europeo Andrew Cuomo 2014
Una vittoria schiacciante come quella di quattro anni fa è quanto auspicano gli aderenti del ricostituendo Comitato europeo per Andrew Cuomo 2014. La ricandidatura di Cuomo a Governatore dello Stato di New York ha nuovamente entusiasmato gli animi di tante persone felici di sostenere ancora una volta un Uomo che ha dimostrato durante gli a...
Quei legami euroatlantici
C'è una tabella, a pagina 148, del bel saggio di Di Nolfo, messa lì in un cantuccio dimesso, quasi distrattamente, che rivela l'ansia profonda che pervade questo testo a livelli di lettura multipli, un groviglio appassionante come un giallo che, caso raro, dice molto di più di quanto non dichiari, narrando un secolo di relazioni – cooperazione e co...
A walk around Lake Como unveils Italy's beauty
Silvia Givera is standing on the picturesque bank of Lake Como. She winds up, underhand, to throw a tennis ball to her dog Diego. The dog stands transfixed until the ball sails far out into the lake, and then he happily swims after it. He brings it back but is reluctant to return it to Ms. Givera. Eventually she gets the ball and the two w...
Italy promo gets thumbs up for turning stereotypes around
Italy is making waves by turning stereotypes on their head - and selling the world its more serious side. A country of pizza makers? Look instead at Italy's 1,000 major infrastructure projects in 90 countries, a new promotional video suggests. The land of Latin lovers? Don't forget Italy's huge trade surplus in manufactured goods. A nation...
Big Empty Italian Castles For Sale
Why is the life of Italian nobility available to buy in bulk? The NY Times recently reported that Italy's well-rooted inherited wealth has withered in a time of lingering economic trouble with cuts on government subsidies to maintain historic properties and at the same time, an increase in taxes on historic buildings by 20 or 30 times since 2011 de...
Peter Shire and the Memphis Group: a longstanding relationship between Italy and Los Angeles
The history of the Memphis Group dates back to the 1980s but as time goes by, its echo lingers on and so does its following, particularly in terms of connections between Italy and Los Angeles. The innovative design and architecture group was founded in Milan in 1981 by renowned artist Ettore Sottsass, and remained active until 1988. Some people sti...
The Italians are coming
by Jeff Alworth In doing research for The Beer Bible, I had to make some very tough decisions about how to use my time and money. There are probably a good dozen countries that deserve to be visited and documented, but I couldn't visit them all. Ireland, out. (An Irish blogger finally convinced me to skip his home country.) Neth...
Socrates Is Alive and Well in Sicily
by Chris Corbett A few days ago I had the good fortune to be in Sicily, the beautiful island off southern Italy. Whenever I visit Italy I always enjoy La Dolce Vita, and on this visit "the good life" had a special meaning that brought me closer to the land, people and myself. I was attending the "Peace Celebration -- Segesta 2015,...